Weird Bubble "Holding" A Molted Ghost Shrimp?

[simontay78]

I was surfing the net in front the tank and suddenly I saw a strange sight!! A molted ghost shrimp was being carried just below the surface of the water by a single bubble! The strange thing is the bubble didn't burst when it reaches the surface!!

This carry on for about half and hour and it finally burst and the molted Ghost shrimp "disappear" into the tank.

See the video here!

[neon]

I was surfing the net in front the tank and suddenly I saw a strange sight!! A molted ghost shrimp was being carried just below the surface of the water by a single bubble! The strange thing is the bubble didn't burst when it reaches the surface!!

This carry on for about half and hour and it finally burst and the molted Ghost shrimp "disappear" into the tank.

See the video here!

Bro, that was a molted shell of the shrimp lah !

[bossteck]

Think Simon's fascination is how long the bubble actually lasted in this instance.
Half an hour is really quite rare.

[simontay78]

Yes, it's not about the ghost shrimp molted shell...but how actually a bubble can CARRY it for half and hour....woot

[Savant]

Erm... is that really unusual?

[cairocks]

Likely the molded shell have some sticky/slimy protein layer on it, like those fresh prawns or fish at the market always has this slimy layer, so the bubble can last that long.

[bossteck]

Erm... is that really unusual?

To me it is, I most definitely can't replicate that in my tank.